Chapter Twenty-Three: The Candle Dragon
Huiyin shook her head, "Guessing people's hearts is not what I'm good at. Why don't we just make a layman's deal? β
"Oh, what deal?"
"The conversation is mutual, and if that's the case, what do you think about tonight when we're all 'open and honest' with each other, and we can't hold grudges?"
Mo raised his eyebrows, then smiled, and said, "Your real purpose is to be 'honest'." Looks like you've made up your mind tonight to get the 'truth' you want. Having said all this, it is just to block the possibility of my lies and concealment in advance. β
Huiyin, who was exposed by Mo in front of her intentions, did not mean to be embarrassed at all, but it was better to say that she never thought that her true intentions could be concealed from the other party in the first place.
Picking up the teacup with a smile and taking another sip of hot tea, Huiyin slowly spoke: "How, such a deal?" β
Mo sat down again, picked up the teapot on the table and poured tea into his own teacup, "Why not, for the laity, such a transaction is interesting enough. So, I said yes! β
Huiyin smiled, picked up the teacup in his hand and said, "It seems that I spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." But also, with your heart, Your Highness, I don't think you will worry too much about this little woman like me. β
"Don't put a high hat on me here, gentleman or something, I don't dare to be, and I don't have that interest. Say, what do you want to ask? β
Huiyin slowly withdrew the smile at the corner of her mouth, her eyes narrowed slightly, "Okay, then I'll go straight in." Well, where do you start......"
"First, let's start with the question I wanted to ask after I first fought you. Your Highness Mo, are you really human? β
Mo raised his eyebrows, "I'll ask this as soon as I come up." But yes, I'm afraid many people have thought about this question at some point. Even my people have had a lot of similar private rumors......"
"I won't talk about the reincarnation of gods and men, the incarnation of heaven and man, etc., it's just some boring flattery. In fact, what they are more worried about should be whether I am some kind of anomaly, monsters......"
There was an inexplicable gaze flashing in his inky black eyes, and he didn't know whether he was happy or angry, "But this is also human nature, and people's greatest fear comes from the unknown." And I'm afraid my performance is already beyond their comprehension and imagination......"
"My answer to this question is, at least for now, I'm still human."
"Is it ...... at this moment", the movement in Huiyin's hand paused, "In other words, you will one day become an 'inhuman' existence?" For example, candle dragons? β
Mo shook his head, "It depends on how you define what is 'human' and what is 'non-human'. When it comes to physical manifestations such as appearance or body structure, in fact, I am no longer called a human being when I step into it. Should it be said that it is a leap in the essence of life, or how. At least I don't think that the physical limits of normal human beings can be able to break mountains and rubble, and break rivers and divert rivers. β
"Of course, if I exclude these and just use self-knowledge as a boundary, then I am still 'human'...... At least I still see myself as a 'human'......"
"As for the ...... candle dragon," Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did you have this association after listening to the words I borrowed the god's name before?" Unfortunately, I'm not a candle dragon, at least not from the legendary god. β
"Origin ......"
Mo chuckled and stared at his right hand, "Since you said that you are being honest, then there is nothing to hide, so I will talk to you about the 'essence' of my other side." β
"Let's start with the 'candle dragon' in myths and legends that you and I are familiar with......
"It is regarded as day, twilight is night, blowing is winter, breathing is summer, no drinking or eating, breathing is wind, thousands of miles long, in the ......east of no enlightenment"
Mo smiled and shook his head, "What a posture, what a might, but unfortunately, I don't have a direct connection with this god as you might think." And what I did before was just a temporary pretense of his god's name. β
Drinking the remaining hot tea from the cup in one gulp, Mo continued, "Speaking of which, I shouldn't have had a chance to exist in this world. I don't know if it's fortunate or unfortunate, but by chance, I became one with an unknown being, and I incarnated two sides. β
"The yang side is me, the yin side is it. It is only by making up for the defects that there is the current Usami ink appearing here. β
"As for this unknown being, I don't know what to call it, or rather, I don't know what to call 'me'."
Mo slowly stood up, pressed his right hand on his chest, and introduced himself: "'I' is nameless, formless, qualitative, phaseless, and ignorant. Born in chaos and married to the image of the end. It is the end, it is the extinction, it is the calamity, it is the chaos! β
"The 'I' is inherently formless, and it is one of the outer appearances that evolves from the nature of the reincarnation of the world and the repetition of chaos. It is the old beings who regard 'me' as evolving into the appearance of dragons and snakes. Or the dragon of the eternal night, or the world-devouring python, or the flood feathered serpent......"
"The candle dragon is 'me', but 'me' is not the candle dragon. I'm Usamimo, but Usamimo will one day stop being just 'Usamimo'. Now I am the embodiment of the yang side, and in the future I will be the manifestation of the negative side. And when that moment came......"
"It is the moment when all things are destined to come to an end......"
"I don't know if you can understand such an explanation?" , Mo summed up with a smile, but there was no smile in his dark eyes. For it is not only all things that are destined to come to an end, but also himself......
"Does that mean that one day you will turn into a dragon that destroys the world and destroys the entire world?" Huiyin nodded. Although the reason for this is beyond her expectations, it is also reasonable. And all the abnormalities that the other party showed before also have reasonable explanations.
"It's really a simple ......and straightforward summary," Mo smiled and shook his head, "but I basically got the key point right." That's right, one day, I will be incarnated as another 'me', and I will take the name of 'Candle Dragon'. β
"The 'I' who incarnates the 'Candle Dragon' will bring the true end to the world and repeat the cycle of chaos." , said that he would one day destroy the world such a fantastical thing, but Mo's eyes were only indifferent, as if he was just talking about 'someone else's business'.
Huiyin nodded, "I see, but is it really okay to tell me such an important thing?" You're not afraid of me......"
"What, do you plan to take my life for the sake of the people in the world?" , The corners of Mo's mouth were slightly raised, with a hint of mockery that he didn't know who he was.
However, Huiyin shook her head, "How is it possible, what's the point of killing you?" Could it be that this can prevent the world from going to ruin? I am not naΓ―ve enough to think that the destruction of a world depends on the life and death of a living being. I can't even say that such an approach will lead to the end in advance. β
Mo was stunned, and then laughed loudly: "Hahahahahaha, it's worthy of you, you can always see the truth of the matter at the first time." But you don't have to worry, at least if I do die now, it won't be possible to trigger the end of the world in advance......"
"Everything has its own order, and if the day really comes to the end of the world, it must be a time when all kinds of causes and effects are entangled, and it is difficult to return. Just as the life and death of a single worm in a mortal person cannot determine the end of a person's life, so your life and death cannot determine the end of the world......"
"That's right..., exactly!" , Mo nodded
"Your statement is only a generalization, but it does make sense. My life and death cannot determine the end of the world. However, it will cause 'me (Candle Dragon)' to wake up early for a period of time. At that time, the Tribulation of the Era will erupt, although the world's ability will not come to an end. But the living soul dies, and all souls do not exist, and for all living beings, this is no different from the end of the world......"
β¦β¦ To be continued......